Mohamed Bazoum

Captain Sani Gourouza was arrested in Benin and handed over to the Nigerian authorities. He's the alleged perpetrator of the coup try that shook Niamey on the night time of March 30-31, the day earlier than the inauguration of the brand new president, Mohamed Bazoum. The knowledge was formally confirmed by the Nigerian police and the gendarmerie who had issued an arrest warrant in opposition to him.…

In Chad, following the funeral of Marshal Idriss Déby Itno, the political class is being consulted on the future of the transition. On Friday after the funeral, two presidents of the G5-Sahel met with political actors to get their opinions. The transition is currently led by a military council led by a general Mahamat Idriss…

The new Prime Minister of Niger is known, it is Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, a man in seraglio by ex-president Issoufou Mahamadou. He has been a member of the PNDS Political Bureau for thirty years. He will direct the actions of the future government, which will be appointed in a few days. Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, 66, has a master's…

Mohamed Bazoum was invested in Niamey on Friday, April 2nd. He succeeds his 30-year-old friend, Mahamadou Issoufou. For the first time since the country's independence, two democratically elected presidents pass the baton. A vision that does not share the political opposition, which continues to challenge the election of Mohamed Bazoum.…

At the end of his two constitutional terms, Mahamadou Issoufou handed over the president's keys to his successor, Mohamed Bazoum, on Friday morning. In his very first speech, the new president praised Mahamadou Issoufou, who is handing over after ten years in power. Mohamed Bazoum talked a lot about his 30-year-old friend, with…

Niger's newly elected president Mohamed Bazoum has been sworn in and marks the first democratic transfer of power in the West African state. Bazoum's inauguration on Friday comes days after Nigerian security forces countered an attempted military coup at the presidential palace overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. Niger is already facing unprecedented threats from terrorists near its troubled border with Mali. Bazoum succeeds President Mahamadou Issoufou, who resigns after serving two terms in…

Mohamed Bazoum's investment comes in a tense context, while his choice is still being questioned by the opposition, that an attempted coup failed overnight Tuesday to Wednesday and that the country has experienced these fifteen deadliest terrorist attacks in recent years. It is this Friday in Niamey that the new democratically…

Soldiers were arrested in Niger after a "coup attempt" early Wednesday, a security source said, adding "the situation is under control." "There were some arrests among a few army members behind this coup attempt. The Presidential Guard retaliated and prevented this group of soldiers from approaching the presidential palace," the source said, speaking after residents reported hearing gunfire last night in the capital Niamey. Residents of the Nigerian capital Niamey reported that they heard shots…

The investment of the elected Nigerian President, Mohamed Bazoum, will be held on Friday, April 2. The failed candidate, Mahamane Ousmane, continues to reject the result of the second round of the February 21 presidential election. On Monday, March 29, the leader of the opposition party RDR-Tchanji announced a new legal measure and called on his supporters to demonstrate peacefully from Tuesday.…

The Nigerian Constitutional Court this week confirmed the victory of Mohamed Bazoum in the presidential election. But Mahamane Ousmane, the failed candidate, continues to claim victory and even promises strong opposition. So where does this impression of a generalization of losers questioning election results come from all over Africa? Jean-Baptiste Placca: The challenges for the results, which must be taken seriously, must be credible, otherwise these challenges would become commonplace. It is to be hoped, for…